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No. 745,000. PATENTED NOV. '24, 1903.-

J. M. GOFFIELDF TILE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1903.

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lJNiTEn STATES Patented. November 24, 1903.

PATENT Orricn.

JESSE M. COFFIELD, OF BELLAIRE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM J.HARVEY, OF BELLAIRE, OHIO.

TILE.

QEIJJMHIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,000, datedNovember 24, 1903.

Application filed April 4, 1903. Serial No. 151,171. (No model.)

alt wltom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE M. OOFFIELD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellaire, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Tile, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in metallic tiles; and the object of myinvention is to produce a tile of this description which will beespeciallyadapted for use in wainscoting, hearths, mantles, ornamentalfireplaces, and everywhere that a light ornamental tile is desired.

A nether object of my invention is to so shape said tiles that they caneither be set in cement or secured by nails and when secured in thelatter manner will present a smooth unbroken surface concealing thenails by which they are fastened.

The details and advantages of my invention are set forth hereinafter,particularly pointed out in the claims, and shownin the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my tile, showingone side and end. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tile, showing theopposite side and end. view showing the bottom of the tile. Fig. 4; is atransverse section through two of my tiles, showing one way of securingthem in position. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the blank out of which thetile is formed. Fig. 6 is a detail section showing a' slightly-dilferentform of construction.

In the drawings I have shown a tile formed of a metallic plate bent soas to form a rectan gular plate with depending sides and ends. it willbe understood, however, that the tile may be other than rectangular inoutline and,

further thatthe worc lateas used herein after refers to the uppersurface of the tile, .inclosed in Fig. 5 by the dotted lines.

In the construction of my tile a blank is cut out of sheet metal havingfor a rectangular tile the outline shown in Fig. 5. hen bent into itsfinished form, the completed tile will comprise the smooth flat plate A.One side of this plate will be bent downward, as at 13, then curvedinward beneath the plate, as at B, and then bent outward, forming thefoot-piece-Bi which extends beyond the edge Fig. 3 is a perspective ofthat side of the plate and is below and parallel to the plane of theplate. This'footpiece is perforated, as shown at The oppos ite side ofthe plate is bent downward, as shown at O, thence curved outwardlybeyond the side edge of a plate, as shown at C, and then bent inward andupward upon itself, its edge lying below and just inside of the edge ofthat side of the plate, as clearly shown at O in Fig. 4. The ends arebent, respectively, the same as the sides, one end having the perforatedfoot-piece D and the other end having the outwardly and inwardly curvedportion E.

As shown in Fig. 4, the foot-piece B is adapted to be secured to aflooring or wall by means of nails or other fastening devices insertedin the perforations, and the foot I) is secured in the same manner. Inplacing the tiles in position unlike side and ends are placed adjacenteach other, the part O fitting against the part B and the curved portion0 resting on the foot and fitting into the inwardly-curved portion 13,the edge 0 bearing on the head of the fastener. It is obvious, however,that the tiles may be fitted together in the same manner and held inplace by cement or similar material, the cement packing around thedepending sides and ends and holding them firmly together. It is alsoobvious that the end part E of each tile fits into the end part D of theadjoining tile and that should any tile become loose it will not fallout of place, being interlocked and held by each adjoining tile.

The surface A of the plate is ornamented by painting, enameling, &c., inany desired manner.

111 Fig. 6 I have shown a slight change in the construction, the part (Jbeing omitted. The form is practically the same as that shown in theremaining figures and involves no change in the mode of fitting thetiles together. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tile comprising a polygonal plate having downwardly-extending sideand end pieces, one side and one end piece being bent inward beneath theplate and thence ICC) outward beyond the edge of the plate, forming afoot-piece below and parallel to the plane of the plate, and theremaining side and end pieces being bent outwardly and then inwardlyupon themselves.

2. A tile comprising a polygonal plate having downwardly-extending sideand end pieces, half of said end and side pieces being curved inwardlyand then bent outwardly 10 forming a foot-piece below and extendingbeyond the plate, and the remaining side and end pieces being curvedoutwardly, and then curved inwardly and bent upwardly upon themselves,said side'and end pieces being adapted to rest on the foot-pieces ofadjoining [5 tiles.

JESSE M. COFFIELD. Witnesses:

- E. E. OLEVENGER,

WILL F. CHIPMAN.

